Kim Si-woo (26) drove 8 under par in the final round of the PGA Tour American Express (total prize pool $6.7 million) held at the PGA West Stadium Course (par 72) in La Quinta, CA, USA on the 25th (Korean time), with a total of 23 under par 265 Tarot won. Kim Si-woo, who beat Patrick Cantley (USA) by one hit, lifted the third trophy to win the PGA Tour’s career. The winning prize is $1.26 billion (1.327 billion won). After not having won the Players Championship in May 2017 for three years and eight months, he also won the Masters in April.
Kim Si-woo, who took the lead in the final round with Tony Pinau (USA) and Max Houma (above USA), cruised with four birdies up to the 8th hole. He said, “I’ll wait longer (in the final round), stay calm, and be less aggressive,” the day before, and he took a lot of birdies in holes 7, 8 and 10 and 11.
However, Cantley, who entered the championship competition by reducing six strokes to the 9th hole, pressed Kim Si-woo into the second half. On this day, Cantley, who swept 11 birdies alone, ended the game first with one stroke ahead of Kim Si-woo.
Kim Si-woo, who was defensive, won the game. In the second shot of the 16th hole (par 5), he directly attacked the green with the 5th wood. He returned to the joint lead by picking a birdie with two putts, dropping a 6m birdie putt into the hole on the 17th hole (par 3) and stepping up to the top of the bat. In fact, after catching a continuous birdie that ended the game, he swung his fist vigorously. After successful offensive, Kim Si-woo returned to a calm play. The last hole 18 (par 4) was calmly blocked with a par and the championship was confirmed.
Cameron Davis (Australia), who hit an 8-under par, took 3rd place (20 under par 268). Pinau, who struggled to win the game at the beginning of the game, plunged the second shot into the water at the 11th hole (par 5) and missed a short part, finishing fourth (19 under par 269 strokes). Ahn Byung-hoon (30) hit 3 under par 69 strokes, tied for 9th place (14 under par 274 strokes), and became the first top 10 of the season.
After winning, Kim Si-woo said in an official interview, “I had a chance to win two or three times in the past three years, but I couldn’t save it. I couldn’t sleep even after taking melatonin (sleep aid) because I might not be able to sleep well (before the final round).” “It was helpful for the coach to trust in myself and tell me that if I wait and play calmly, there would be a good chance. I tried to play as much as possible today. I think I will have more confidence. I am very happy.” Did.
With this victory, Kim Si-woo, who became the second place in the PGA Tour career as a Korean after Choi Gyeong-ju (51)’s 8 wins, said, “I didn’t think about the record of the best professional.” I hope to survive and win one more time.”
Reporter Kim Shik
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